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The large fossil is an internal mold of a large bivalve. Although some Glossidae are similar, as he mentions, a large arcoid such as Cucullaea would also be a likely possibility. The "pearls" look like external molds of small bivalves, preserved inside the large one.
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From: Avril Bourquin [log in to unmask]
Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 13:46:12 -0400
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Subject: Fossil pearls
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> Hello Conchlers,
>
> I have a gentleman from Bogotá, Columbia trying to find some information on
> fossilzed pearls. Tomas's mystery page can be viewed at:
> http://www.manandmollusc.net/Mystery_shell_pages/tomas-mystery.html
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> Tomas speaks mailnly Spanish but can read English as well. His private
> email address is: [log in to unmask]
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> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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> All the very best,
> Avril
> Avril Bourquin
> P.O. Box 366
> Invermere, B.C.
> Canada
> V0A 1K0
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> Email: [log in to unmask]
> Phone/Fax: (250) 342-7224
> URL: http://www.manandmollusc.net
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Dr. David Campbell
Old Seashells
University of Alabama
Biodiversity & Systematics
Dept. Biological Sciences
Box 870345
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0345 USA
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That is Uncle Joe, taken in the masonic regalia of a Grand Exalted Periwinkle of the Mystic Order of Whelks-P.G. Wodehouse, Romance at Droitgate Spa
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